The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-14
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

Dur1nR quarrel at Yosemite Station. on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad, Friday G. M
Holland shot and fatally wounded Abe Minks
On Friday, Frank Burns and Daniel Graham
quarreled on the pike three miles north of Dan
vile, KY, and Graham shot and killed Burns.
Burns was a preacher.
The body of another of the victims of the
recent railroad disaster at White River juno
ton, was identified yesterday-tnat of Peter
Plais, OF Warren, Mass.
A variety hall at Cnur D'Alene, Wy. t.,
| burned on Saturday night Lottie Haines. who
was asleep IN the building, was burned to death
An old man dropped dead from heart disease
While trying to save his effects.
William Tweed, Eugene Gritzinger and Henry
D. McTighe, all about fourteen years of age,
choir boys at the Garden City, L. l.. cathedral
were drowned in Garden City lake. yesterday
afternoon. by falling through the ice.
While Simpson Hamilton and Thomas Spillers
| were engaged in building barn at Russellville
Ark, FRIDAY the structure collapsed, burying
them under the fallen timbers Spiers was
killed Instantly and Hamilton lived but hour.
Rev. Max Heller, of Houston, Tex. graduate
OF the Hebrew Union College. of Cincinnati, was
last evening elected rabbi Of the congregation
Temple Sinai pulpit, New Orleans. which was
rendered vacant by the death of the late Rev.
James K. Guthein.
When Bismarck dissolved the Reichstag the
Socialists of New York city met and promised
to collect So, 900 for election for twenty
body. On Saturday the sum was $50 over the
hve-thousand-dollar mark.
Mrs. Carrie Halblg, of North Adams, Mass,
who left her husband and family JAM 4 and
mysteriously disappeared, found Satnr-
day. frozen to death. near Hangs Ledge, about a
mile from town. She probably lost her way and
was overtaken by the storm. She leaves seven
children.
At Omaha, Saturday night, during the absence
OF his wife. John jacobson, who has lived in that
city over seventeen years, strangled his infant
child and then hanged himself. The cause of the
deed was temporary insanity, owing to despond-
ency over an liberated leg. He was man well
known and in good circumstances
Cullman, Ala. famous German town. on the
South and North Alabama railroad. has, with
$4,000 acres of land been purchased by New
York and Montgomery syndicate, headed by
Moses Bros, of Montgomery. 1t isproposed to
| establish large enterprises. and develop the re-
| sources OF that section of the country.
| The saw in portable saw-mil on the farm Of
| L. d. Wright. wealthy farmer, living eight
iniles from California Mo-. few to pieces, on
| Saturday, part of it cutting open MIR.
| Wrlghts breast. exposing his heart and killing
him instantly; and another piece carrying away
/ part of the head Of Miss Thompson. a young
lady who had gone to the mill to call the men to
| dinner. She died in two hours.
! At Chicago, during a quarrel over cards,
/ Yesterday. in Ciark-street saloon. Dahiello
Fforio lately from Genoa, slashod Felice Ray
mondi over :he hand with a An instant
| later Raymondi's companion. Francesca
| Irimaric, plunged a stietto into the heart of
of Florio He sank to the floor dead, while the
| other two hastily icade their escape. The two
| had been carousing together since early morn.
| ing.
The St Louis Fair Association announce tina
| they will hang up Sl6.5o0 in purses at their
| spring meeting, which opens on June 4. and will
| continue ten days. This includes the Granite
| Mountain Mining Company's stake. Winners
| OF this meeting only eligible: for all ages; $5(
| each. with $1,000 added, entries to be made a,
| the close of the races on the sixth day, at the
| secretarys office on the track There will also
| be several steeple chase races
n-keeper. loaded two shotguns, yesterday
evening, and emptied the contents Of one int
! his wifes head as she kneading bread
| himself, but merely blew away cheek He
furniture and set the honse ablaze. When the
| neighbors tried to enter he reloaded one of the
| guns and blew out his brains.
On Saturday evening, at Houghton, in Bossier
| parish, La, Henry Bodenheimer shot and killed
| his partner. William NJ. MERCER. Mercier had
| been drinking during the day and had become
| involved in several rows with different persons
| on two or three occasions drawing his pistol. A,
/ about o'clock in the evening he went to the
| store and commenced cursing Bodenheimer, and
threw HE hand behind him as if to draw his pis
| toll Bodenheimer then drew his pistol and red
four shots at Mercier, who fell dead. Boden
4 heimer Was arrested.